Thomas E. Lucero, 32, of Farmington has been charged with one second-degree felony of manufacturing child porn, one third-degree felony of distribution of child porn and one fourth-degree felony of possession of child porn, according to court records. There is a warrant out for his arrest, and his attorney, Steven H. Murphy, filed an entry of appearance on his behalf on

Thomas E. Lucero, 32, of Farmington has been charged with one second-degree felony of manufacturing child porn, one third-degree felony of distribution of child porn and one fourth-degree felony of possession of child porn, according to court records. There is a warrant out for his arrest, and his attorney, Steven H. Murphy, filed an entry of appearance on his behalf on

A 17-year-old girl found shot to death in Atlanta on Sept. 21 told police three months before she went missing that she was raped at an apartment in north Columbus.

The Ledger-Enquirer received the 13-page case report after submitting an open records request to the Columbus Police Department.

According to the report, Denetta Franks was a ward of the state who was staying at the Holiday Inn Express, located at 7336 Bear Lane, until she went missing Sept. 7, never to return again. Her name was redacted out of the case report regarding the rape, but she was identified in another police report on the same incident obtained by the newspaper.

On Sept. 21, Franks’ body was found in Atlanta in the middle of Hortense Place Northwest near the intersection of Florence Place Northwest. The girl’s family recognized a facial reconstruction circulated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,

Paul Leighton, 32, was sentenced to 264 months in the United Kingdom (UK), for 21 counts relating to child sex crimes. The man committed child sex crimes in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.

HSI Harrisburg coordinated all U.S.-based investigations related to Leighton’s U.S. victims, and was instrumental in providing the UK’s Northumbria Police with evidence for known U.S. victims. HSI London anticipates the extradition of Leighton to the U.S. to stand trial for additional offenses against U.S. victims located in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

“Protecting children from exploitation is one of the most important missions we have, and as this case demonstrates, it takes the collaboration of law enforcement agencies around the world to tackle this crime,” said James R. Mancuso, attaché for HSI in London. “HSI is committed to working with partners like the Northumbria Police to arrest individuals who commit such heinous acts and ensure that they